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David Kessner

David Kessner has been designing electronics since the mid-1980s and working in professional audio engineering since 1998. He is currently Director of Electrical Engineering at QSC, where he leads electrical engineering for Q-Sys and was one of the platform’s original founders. His career has also included work on Peavey MediaMatrix, Peak Audio CobraNet, Blue Origin lunar landers and satellites, and high-tech battery systems at Iontra. David was part of a QSC team that received an Emmy Award for multichannel digital audio over Ethernet. He brings a broad, practical perspective to audio, AV systems, embedded electronics, networking, and helping engineers turn complex technical ideas into useful real-world skills.
10:30am - 11:00am - UNIFIED - 30 Min Seminars

1 October 8, 2026

Beyond Audio: Off-Label Uses for AV DSP Systems

The presentation will cover some thought-provoking and inventive uses for modern AV DSP Systems such as (but not limited to) Q-Sys. We will discuss how to measure video latency, measure AC power quality, use audio for sonar/proximity measurements, and automate network audio tests. Along the way, we will discuss the details of the audio algorithms and how we can better make use of them.